They have flattered to deceive time and again, but Royal Challengers Bangalore has been one of the most followed teams in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). With Virat Kohli as captain and players like AB de Villiers in its ranks, RCB has managed to be a crowd favourite despite performances not really going their way.

But the humiliating loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday – by 118 runs – has seen the fans finally lose their calm. They took to social media to make their displeasure known as RCB is yet to win a game in the 12th edition of the cash-rich league.

Naveen Shetti, one of the fans, wrote on Twitter: “Someone please sack @imVkohli from RCB. This shameless captain doesn’t believe in his team, he needs only personal publicity. The result of which we are seeing today defeat after defeat. @imVkohli have some shame man and hear from outsider @GautamGambhir.a

Someone please sack @imVkohli from RCB. This shameless captain doesn’t believe in his team, he needs only personal publicity. The result of which we are seeing today defeat after defeat. @imVkohli have some shame man and hear from outsider @GautamGambhir

— Naveen Shetti (@nmshetti) March 31, 2019

Rakshit Anil Kumar echoed the sentiments and said: “I wonder how did RCB cross 100? I was expecting a 40-50 all out. Sack @imVkohli captaincy! Every RCBian is ridiculed for the 3d year continuously since 2017. Worst team selection absolute no brainer captaincy. Stop talking abt bowlers, where are the batters?”

I wonder how did RCB cross 100? I was expecting a 40-50 all out. Sack @imVkohli captaincy!
Every RCBian is ridiculed for the 3d year continuously since 2017. Worst team selection absolute no brainer captaincy. Stop talking abt bowlers, where are the batters? pic.twitter.com/tlVbrEpBvs

— Rakshit Anil Kumar (@rakshitanilkuma) March 31, 2019

Interestingly, it was former Kolkata and Delhi skipper Gautam Gambhir who had first started this debate on Kohli’s captaincy and had said that the India skipper was lucky to still be at the helm at RCB.

“I don’t see him (Kohli) as a shrewd captain or a tactful captain. And he hasn’t won the IPL. So ultimately a captain is only as good as his record till the time you don’t win the IPL,” Gambhir had said.

“You cannot compare Kohli to someone like Rohit or Dhoni.” #IPL #IPL2019https://t.co/zjNPf56IJV

— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) March 18, 2019

“He has been part of RCB and captaining RCB for the last seven to eight years and he has been very lucky and should rather thank the franchise that they stuck to him because not many captains have got such a long run where they haven’t won a tournament.”

There were quite a few memes as well as the fans seem to have had enough of RCB failing to rise to the challenges of winning the IPL.

If anyone is wondering why @imVkohli is still the captain of the @RCBTweets despite such a pathetic record, just look at the front of their jersey. You can’t sack your sponsor, can you? I can’t see any other reason. Enlighten me, please!#IPL12

— AMIT CHAUDHARY (@amit_tweet) March 31, 2019

Time to sack @imVkohli from. @RCBTweets captaincy.

— Rajneesh Sharma (@RajneeshPareek) March 31, 2019

Virat kohli after 10 years..#SRHvRCB #CSKvRR pic.twitter.com/IyR9awjAd3

— Pritam Modsing (@PritamModsing) March 31, 2019

Virat Kohli checking if there’s any RCB player left to bat.#SRHvRCB #ESalaCupNamde pic.twitter.com/xoHbfPkeGJ

— SwAYam SiNha (@_herayam_) April 1, 2019

Virat kohli carrying his teammates#IPL2019 #RCB pic.twitter.com/xeoxFJXAkA

— MD Hussain (@mdhussain216) April 1, 2019

Virat Kohli and AbD after remembering they need to play 11 more matches with this squad. pic.twitter.com/8LwCjrnJi5

— Samosa Joe (@AkriPasta) March 31, 2019

Anushka says to Virat Kohli when he comes to home.#SRHvRCB pic.twitter.com/w3SuiXeFWL

— Jayesh🖕 (@imJSuthar) March 31, 2019

#SRHvRCB
Universal truth@imVkohli pic.twitter.com/pdafjCdeML

— Vishu RAJPUT7 (@weshalrajput) March 31, 2019